Comments on: January Investment Income – $89.50 http://tightfistedmiser.com/2010/02/05/january-investment-income-89-50/ Extreme Frugality - How to Live Well on Very Little Tue, 22 May 2012 10:42:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Andy Hough http://tightfistedmiser.com/2010/02/05/january-investment-income-89-50/comment-page-1/#comment-43403 Andy Hough Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:22:20 +0000 http://tightfistedmiser.com/?p=1825#comment-43403 DGI - I know 4% is considered the safe number but I'm making a fair bit more than that right now. I'm going to include some of my online income as well so my total money needed will be less than your figures. Well, maybe not less than the $52500 figure but I won't have to wait quite as long. In 12-14 years I will be in my 50's. A little too young for Social Security but not extremely young for a retiree. DGI – I know 4% is considered the safe number but I’m making a fair bit more than that right now. I’m going to include some of my online income as well so my total money needed will be less than your figures. Well, maybe not less than the $52500 figure but I won’t have to wait quite as long. In 12-14 years I will be in my 50′s. A little too young for Social Security but not extremely young for a retiree.

]]> By: Dividend Growth Investor http://tightfistedmiser.com/2010/02/05/january-investment-income-89-50/comment-page-1/#comment-43364 Dividend Growth Investor Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:46:48 +0000 http://tightfistedmiser.com/?p=1825#comment-43364 Well, on the positive side you have doubled your investment income since January 2009. In order to make $900/month ( $8400/year) you need to invest $210,000 and earn 4% yield; If you could invest $52500 in stocks that yield 4% today, but double their distributions every 6-7 years, you would achieve that in 12-14 years ;-) Of course by that time you would probably be getting over $1000 in Social Security anyways.. Well, on the positive side you have doubled your investment income since January 2009. In order to make $900/month ( $8400/year) you need to invest $210,000 and earn 4% yield; If you could invest $52500 in stocks that yield 4% today, but double their distributions every 6-7 years, you would achieve that in 12-14 years ;-)

Of course by that time you would probably be getting over $1000 in Social Security anyways..

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